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what process occurs to form microspores and megaspores in flowering plants?

what process occurs to form microspores and megaspores in flowering plants?
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Microsporogenesis is the process of formation of microspore and megasporogenesis is the process of formation of megaspore in the flowering plant.

Microsporogenesis:-

Miotic division occurs in the microspore mother cell to form 4 haploid microspore tetrad which is held togather by challose ( secreted by tatptum) callase enzyme degenerate challose and unequal division occur in the cells of tetrad. The small cell is known as generative cell and the larger cell is known as vegetative cell. The generative cell reaches inside the vegetative cell. Two protective layers of sporopollinin is formed. The outer layer is known as exine and the inner layer is known as intine. This whole structure is known as pollen grain or microspore.

Megasporogenesis:-

Any cell of nucellus becomes active. Free nuclear division occurs and 8 nuclei are formed. They are arranged in such a manner that the uppr three are known as antipodal cell the central two are known as polar nuclei and the two sunergids are present with the egg cell. This whole is known as embryo sac.

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